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RACING POST FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9th 2012 .
WEEK MONDAY NOVEMBER 5th TO SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11th
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Pyman's Theories reveals the jockey's to follow on
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LEADING FROM THE FRONT
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Sir Henry Cecil
The man who listens to horses
Sir Henry Cecil
The man who listens to horses
BLOODHORSE LITERATE
in the saddle and out
of the saddle, in theory and in practice
SIR HENRY CECIL ONE OF THE GREATEST TRUE PROFESSIONAL PIONEERING TURF RACEHORSE TRAINERS THIS WORLD HAS EVER SEEN A FINE ARTIST OF THE HIGHEST ORDER
"Sir Henry Cecil and FRANKEL: an emotional farewell as the superstar
moves out of the trainer's yard yesterday"
"SIR
HENRY CECIL yesterday thanked FRANKEL for giving him the strength to cope with
his ill health as the world champion racehorse left his Newmarket
"In
a heartfelt tribute, Cecil who is battling stomach cancer, said he owed so much
to the horse who, after three brilliant unbeaten campaigns during which he won
14 races, is relocating from Warren Place to owner Khalid Abdullah's Banstead
Manor Stud in nearby Cheveley.
"They
were emotional moments for the trainer, his wife Jane and stable staff as they
said farewell to the superstar colt whose performances led Cecil to hail him
the best he has trained and possibly the greatest racehorse ever.
"Today
is a sad day in some ways for us as he has given us so much pleasure over the
last three years" Cecil said. "But I want to thank FRANKEL for so
much, for being such a very special part of my training career. He has given me
so much strength this season when I have had health problems. My feeling was
that Ihad to be there for him at home
and on the racecourse, only missing the Sussex Stakes because of treatment.
"
There is no doubt FRANKEL has been a brilliant racehorse. I am pretty certain
there has never been a better or more talented thoroughbred. He had the speed
to be a champion sprinter and then, once he grew up and settled, he got a
distance with a turn of foot that makes champions. He continued to improve.
"There
will be a big gap to fill without him at Warren Place
"Cecil
also acknowledged FRANKEL'S contribution to the sport as a whole, saying :
"I feel that FRANKEL has done a great deal to gather interest in our
sport. There are so many who have enjoyed his presence on the racecourse,
people who never followed racing before he arrived on the scene."
"I
want to thank my wife for helping me through what I have to admit has been a
difficult year in more ways than one. Without her by my side I am certain that
I would not have been able to do it. Jane and I are very fortunate that
Banstead Manor is only ten minutes away from us so we can continue our
friendship with FRANKEL,"
"Cecil
paid tribute to the work done behind the scenes at his yard, particularly that
of FRANKEL'S gallops partner SHANE FETHERSTONHAUGH, as well as regular jockey
TOM QUEALLY and, on a more personal note, his wife Jane.
"There
are a lot of people in the yard who have played their part with FRANKEL and I
really appreciate everyone's efforts," he said . "Thank you to all
the staff, SHANE and TOM QUEALLY for helping me get this great horse to achieve
what he has.
"FRANKEL
was welcomed back to Banstead Manor by a Juddmonte team that included general manager Philip Mitchell, who said: "in the
foaling unit on February 11th, 2008, at 11.40pm little did we realise we were
witnessing the birth of a phenomenal racehorse. The rest, as they say, is
history and it is now extremely exciting that FRANKEL will be returning to the
stallion unit at Banstead, some 500 yards from where he was born."
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